Dricus Du Plessis

Statistic	Dricus Du Plessis
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	51.2%
Takedown Defense	34.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	1:46
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	44.4%
Submission % of Wins	22.2%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	14:52
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Takedown Accuracy	54.2%
Takedown Defense	31.6%
Control Time/Fight	1:32

LOSS

vs. Khamzat Chimaev

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev • Aug 2025

Dricus Du Plessis13/2945%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:53

Khamzat Chimaev37/4779%TD 12/17Ctrl 21:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	1/2	50%	1/1	4:47	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	4/5	80%	2/2	4:47	—

R3	Dricus Du Plessis	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	19/22	86%	3/3	4:46	—

R4	Dricus Du Plessis	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	4/6	67%	3/5	4:26	—

R5	Dricus Du Plessis	10/20	50%	1/1	0:53	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	9/12	75%	3/6	2:54	—

WIN

vs. Sean Strickland

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 • Feb 2025

Dricus Du Plessis147/31447%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:05

Sean Strickland128/26349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	20/45	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	31/60	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	29/54	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dricus Du Plessis	39/79	49%	1/1	0:05	—
	Sean Strickland	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Dricus Du Plessis	21/66	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	28/51	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Dricus Du Plessis	36/64	56%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	31/62	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Israel Adesanya

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 3:38 • UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya • Aug 2024

Dricus Du Plessis90/19746%TD 4/9Ctrl 3:39

Israel Adesanya97/20348%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	22/52	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	16/37	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	13/25	52%	3/5	3:28	—
	Israel Adesanya	17/30	57%	0/1	0:02	—

R3	Dricus Du Plessis	31/75	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	40/83	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Dricus Du Plessis	24/45	53%	1/2	0:11	—
	Israel Adesanya	24/53	45%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Sean Strickland

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis • Jan 2024

Dricus Du Plessis137/35439%TD 6/11Ctrl 2:08

Sean Strickland173/40842%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	18/51	35%	2/3	0:28	—
	Sean Strickland	34/75	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	26/60	43%	1/1	0:22	—
	Sean Strickland	22/62	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dricus Du Plessis	29/84	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	31/87	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Dricus Du Plessis	29/73	40%	3/5	1:18	—
	Sean Strickland	33/85	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Dricus Du Plessis	35/86	41%	0/2	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	53/99	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Robert Whittaker

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:23 • UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023

Dricus Du Plessis62/10460%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:57KD 1

Robert Whittaker31/7044%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	29/54	54%	1/1	0:55	—
	Robert Whittaker	22/44	50%	1/1	0:23	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	33/50	66%	0/0	0:02	1
	Robert Whittaker	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Derek Brunson

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:59 • UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane • Mar 2023

Dricus Du Plessis71/11562%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:25KD 1

Derek Brunson37/8444%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	9/14	64%	0/1	0:55	—
	Derek Brunson	12/23	52%	1/1	2:28	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	62/101	61%	1/1	0:30	1
	Derek Brunson	25/61	41%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Darren Till

Submission (Neck Crank) • Rd 3, 2:43 • UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev • Dec 2022

Dricus Du Plessis86/14759%TD 6/6Ctrl 5:33

Darren Till35/7050%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	60/85	71%	3/3	3:56	—
	Darren Till	6/12	50%	1/1	0:23	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	10/28	36%	2/2	1:27	—
	Darren Till	18/33	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dricus Du Plessis	16/34	47%	1/1	0:10	—
	Darren Till	11/25	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brad Tavares

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier • Jul 2022

Dricus Du Plessis113/21253%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:18

Brad Tavares82/15055%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	14/26	54%	0/6	1:18	—
	Brad Tavares	10/13	77%	0/0	1:58	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	39/75	52%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brad Tavares	33/59	56%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Dricus Du Plessis	60/111	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brad Tavares	39/78	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Trevin Giles

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:41 • UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021

Dricus Du Plessis25/4852%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:34KD 1

Trevin Giles10/3231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	14/29	48%	2/3	1:31	—
	Trevin Giles	6/20	30%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Dricus Du Plessis	11/19	58%	0/1	0:03	1
	Trevin Giles	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Markus Perez

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:22 • UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020

Dricus Du Plessis26/5845%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Markus Perez14/4333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dricus Du Plessis	26/58	45%	0/0	0:02	1
	Markus Perez	14/43	33%	0/0	0:00	—